I've been trying to get the translation into Irish lately, but I'm not sure if I get reliable ones. That's why I finally registered here, hoping I will get help.

The sentence is: "God, protect my family and me" and "God, protect me and my family". (I'm not sure if comma is necessary).

Can anybody help, please?

Hi Dunham, welcome to the forum.

You've indicated that you wish to have your translation in "Irish". Unfortunately, this is the Scottish Gaelic Language section of the site, for questions relating to Scottish Gaelic only. Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are very closely related but considered separate languages and are not, on the whole, mutually intelligible. Post your question in the Irish Gaelic section and I'm sure people will be happy to help you. We can't answer your question here as it will create confusion and your question may not even be seen by relevant people that can help.

If you click on the board index, its the first main option there. A moderator, should be able to move your question to the relevant forum if you're having trouble.

Cian

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I've moved your thread into this (main) Irish forum, Dunham, and here's a start as to the translation (but do wait for other comments).

There are several words which can be used for the verb "protect", depending on context, so I'm using a fairly generic one.

A Dhia, cosain mé agus mo theaghlachGod, protect me and my family

A Dhia, cosain mo theaghlach agus méGod, protect my family and me

The word for "and", which is agus, can also be shortened to is or just 's, if you like the sound better, so you could have:A Dhia, cosain mé is mo theaghlachor:A Dhia, cosain mé 's mo theaghlach

Also, in terms of of the flow of the request, some might say that, in Irish, it would sound more natural to reverse the clauses, as in:Cosain mé 's mo theaghlach, a DhiaI think that's more of a personal decision, though.

You could also consider replacing "God" with "Lord", which is perhaps more commonly used in Irish:Cosain mé 's mo theaghlach, a Thiarna

and, finally, if you put the "me" at the end, it might also sound more natural to change the Irish word mé to its emphatic form, mise, resulting in:A Dhia, cosain mo theaghlach 's mise

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Do speakers actually say A Dhia, I've only ever heard not natives use that, in the gut wretching phrase "Ó mo Dhia"

I've only ever heard speakers say A Thiarna. Or when they want to express something similar to "Oh my God", a Thiarcais.

People say "A Dhia", particularly in set prayers. But also in expressions. "A Thiarna" is used too. It's more common though to invoke the Virgin Mary - "A Mhaighdeán" - both in actual prayer or blessing and as an expression of surprise etc.